Sydney AFL Medalists

Pennant Hills has a proud history of players earning league wide recognition at the annual Phelan and Mostyn Medal Awards Night.

This honour roll celebrates the Club’s league medallists, grand final best-on-ground winners and Rising Star recipients – players whose skill, dedication and standout performances have earned them a place in both Pennant Hills’ and AFL Sydney football history.

Phelan Medal

Men’s Premier Division Best and Fairest

Name Year Awarded
Harry Maguire 2023
Stephen Wray 2022
Ranga Ediriwickrama 2019
Alex Goodall 2014
Kieran Wright 2011
Matthew Carey 2008
Charlie Richardson 2007
Gary Spillane 1988
Mick Toy 1983

Sanders Medal

Men’s Division 1 Best and Fairest

Name Year Awarded
Hayden Benger 2006
Doug Scholz 1997 & 1998
Steve Monahan 1993
Paul Woods 1984
Jim Dempster 1982

Snow Medal

Men’s Division 2 Best and Fairest

Name Year Awarded
Patrick Witt 2023
Patrick Witt 2018
Tim Scoular 2020

McFarlane Medal

Men’s Division 3 Best and Fairest

Name Year Awarded
Nathan Breen 2016
Peter Mathers 1975 & 1976

Armstrong Medal

Men’s Division 4 Best and Fairest

Name Year Awarded
Alex Huggins 2013
John Rakic 2001
Frank Piccolo 2000 & 2003

Apted Medal

Men’s Division 5 Best and Fairest

Name Year Awarded
Kieran Wright 2020

Granland Medal

Men’s Division 6 Best and Fairest

Name Year Awarded
Alex Huggins 2018

Kealy Medal

Men’s U19.5 Division 1 Best and Fairest

Name Year Awarded
Dylan Bonham 2023
Lukas De Vries 2015
Dean Connors 2002
Simon Collins 1997
Grant Broderick 1995
Stuart Williams 1988
Brendan Hellard 1980

Hart Medal

Men’s U19.5 Division 2 Best and Fairest

Name Year Awarded
Cameron Pearce 2026

Rod Podbury Medal

Best on Ground in a Grand Final

Name Year Awarded
Damian Dell’Aquila 2015 (Win)
Scott Reed 2008 (Win)
Barnaby Howarth 2000 (Win)
Chris Yard 1996 (Loss)

Masters Most Valuable Player (MVP)

Name Year Awarded
Kieran Wright 2026

Spirit of the Masters Award

Name Year Awarded
Michael Barbara 2026

Leading Goal Kicker Award

Name Year Awarded
Steve Bird (Premier Division) 1984
Ian Wheatley (Under 18s) 1994
Randal Green (Premier Division) 1995
Randal Green (Premier Division) 1996
Stephen Brown (Reserve Grade) 1996
Stephen Brown (Under 18s) 1996
Ken Couchman (Reserve Grade) 1997
John Rakic (Division Three) 2001
Laine Spencer (Premier Division) 2004
Laine Spencer (Premier Division) 2005
Hayden Benger (Reserve Grade) 2006
Daniel Jacob (Under 18s) 2006
John Rakic (Division Three) 2008
Nicholas Hey (Premier Division) 2025
Lachlan Boyd (Division Three) 2025
Lincoln Kellet (Men’s U19.5 Division 2) 2026
Luke Bilbe (Masters) 2026

Sydney AFL Rising Star

Year Round Nominated Name Result
2003 Nick Potter Winner – 2003 Rising Star of the Year
2007 Aaron Crisfield Winner – 2007 Rising Star of the Year
2019 Harry Maguire Winner – 2019 Rising Star of the Year
2023 R1 Cameron Mitchell Winner – 2023 Rising Star of the Year
2026 R3 Oscar Irwin Winner – 2026 Rising Star of the Year
2026 R4 Xavier Russell Nominee
2026 R10 Ryan Mardling Nominee
2026 R11 Greta Clatworthy Nominee
2026 R14 Ava Clegg Nominee
2026 R17 Andrew Murdoch Nominee